Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity
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T1 - Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity
AU - Dawson, Neil M.
AU - Coolsaet, Brendan
AU - Bhardwaj, Aditi
AU - Booker, Francesca
AU - Brown, David
AU - Lliso, Bosco
AU - Loos, Jacqueline
AU - Martin, Adrian
AU - Oliva, Malena
AU - Pascual, Unai
AU - Sherpa, Pasang
AU - Worsdell, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/5/11
Y1 - 2024/5/11
N2 - As conservation initiatives expand in response to biodiversity loss, there remains limited understanding about what forms of governance and roles for different actors produce the best ecological outcomes. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ (IPs’ and LCs’) roles extend beyond participation to more equitable governance based on relative control and recognition of their values and institutions, but the relationship with conservation outcomes remains unclear. We review 648 empirical studies to develop a typology of IP and LC roles in governance and, for a subsample of 170, analyze relationships with reported ecological outcomes. The findings reveal that more equitable governance, based on equal partnership or primary control for IPs and LCs, are associated with significantly more positive ecological outcomes. This carries important implications, including for actions toward the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, suggesting a need to elevate the role of IPs and LCs to conservation leaders while respecting their rights and customary institutions.
AB - As conservation initiatives expand in response to biodiversity loss, there remains limited understanding about what forms of governance and roles for different actors produce the best ecological outcomes. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ (IPs’ and LCs’) roles extend beyond participation to more equitable governance based on relative control and recognition of their values and institutions, but the relationship with conservation outcomes remains unclear. We review 648 empirical studies to develop a typology of IP and LC roles in governance and, for a subsample of 170, analyze relationships with reported ecological outcomes. The findings reveal that more equitable governance, based on equal partnership or primary control for IPs and LCs, are associated with significantly more positive ecological outcomes. This carries important implications, including for actions toward the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, suggesting a need to elevate the role of IPs and LCs to conservation leaders while respecting their rights and customary institutions.
KW - 30 × 30
KW - community-based natural resource management
KW - conservation effectiveness
KW - decolonize
KW - environmental justice
KW - equitable governance
KW - Kunming Montreal global biodiversity Framework
KW - participation
KW - protected areas
KW - rights-based approaches
KW - Environmental Governance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192538391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.05.001
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:85192538391
JO - One Earth
JF - One Earth
SN - 2590-3330
ER -